From Ray Holman's Mom to Girl Pat ------Beryl, Pat and Pat by Von Martin from his book “Voices of Pan Pioneers of Trinidad & Tobago”

The girls in ‘Girl Pat Steel Orchestra’ did feel proud of their contributions to the advancement of the steel band movement. They mastered an instrument no one ever thought would accomplish such stature in today’s world of music. “It is sad though,

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The LYDIANS STEEL Orchestra Plays SALSA MASS for Christmas 2014!

A Salsa Mass for Christmas??

That's right folks!

The Lydians Steel Orchestra along with The Lydian Singers will perform the 2013 composed MISSA SALSERA (Salsa Mass) to the rhythms of the Malick Folk Drummers and conventional orchestra instruments!

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Honoring The Sheroes Of The Steelband Movement: Maneuvering A Gender-Based Society

In continuing to focus on the (often) unmentioned heroes of the Steelband Movement, we must acknowledge and honor those women who were instrumental in "pan moving forward". The STEELBAND SHEROES! Indeed, once the "steelbandsmen" figured out how to co

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Girl Pat Steel Orchestra - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form

Tribute To Women In Pan

Girl Pat Steel Orchestra

 Steelband pioneer, Curtis Pierre, 70, said:

“Girl Pat was the female version of Invaders. It was around the time when the college boys were forming Di

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Girl Pat Steel Orchestra - A Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

An excerpt from The Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan History and Evolution by Dr FIR (Fedo) Blake reads: “The most successful female venture in the steel pan movement was made by the Girl Pat Steel Orchestra of Hazel Henley of Picton Street, Newtown. Sh

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